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    <H2>Term Index</H2>
    This quick guide provides a list of all current terms for the BiSciCol expedition. This term list is modelled after
    the Dublin Core and Darwin Core websites, and in fact many of the terms come from those vocabularies. Following are
    vocabularies that we have borrowed from, and references in the text below begin with each of the prefixes:
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    The terms from these vocabularies are
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    Community. The original definition of such terms can be found by following the link given in the Identifier section.
    Terms without a prefix plus colon preceeding them are defined by the BiSciCol expedition.

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    <H3>Predicates</H3></P>
    <a href="#derives_from">ro:derives_from</a>
    | <a href="#depends_on">depends_on</a>
    | <a href="#alias_of">alias_of</a>
    | <a href="#related_to">related_to</a>

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     <H3>Properties</H3></P>
    <a href="#suffixPassthrough">suffixPassthrough</a>

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    <H3>Concepts</H3></P>
    <A href="#dcterms:Dataset">dcterms:Dataset</A>
    | <A href="#dcterms:Event">dcterms:Event</A>
    | <A href="#dcterms:Image">dcterms:Image</A>
    | <A href="#dcterms:MovingImage">dcterms:MovingImage</A>
    | <A href="#dcterms:PhysicalObject">dcterms:PhysicalObject</A>
    | <A href="#dcterms:Sound">dcterms:Sound</A>
    | <A href="#dcterms:Text">dcterms:Text</A>
    | <A href="#dcterms:Location">dcterms:Location</A>
    | <A href="#dcterms:Agent">dcterms:Agent</A>
    | <A href="#dwc:Occurrence">dwc:Occurrence</A>
    | <A href="#dwc:Identification">dwc:Identification</A>
    | <A href="#dwc:Taxon">dwc:Taxon</A>
    | <A href="#dwc:MeasurementOrFact">dwc:MeasurementOrFact</A>
    | <A href="#envo:Biome">envo:Biome</A>
    | <A href="#envo:Feature">envo:Feature</A>
    | <A href="#envo:Material">envo:Material</A>
    | <A href="#iao:InformationContentEntity">iao:InformationContentEntity</A>
    | <A href="#rdfs:Resource">rdfs:Resource</A>
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<h2>BiSciCol Term Definitions</h2>
The core of the BiSciCol expedition is the foundation relational predicates, which are identified below.

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        <TD width="20%"><b>Term Name</b>:</TD>
        <TD width="80%">The name by which the latest version of the term is commonly known.</TD>
    </TR>
    <TR>
        <TD width="20%"><b>Identifier</b>:</TD>
        <TD width="80%">The unique identifier for the latest version of the term.</TD>
    </TR>
    <TR>
        <TD width="20%"><b>Definition</b>:</TD>
        <TD width="80%">A description of the nature of the content of the term.</TD>
    </TR>
    <TR>
        <TD width="20%"><b>Example</b>:</TD>
        <TD width="80%">Examples on how these can be used.</TD>
    </TR>
    <TR>
        <TD width="20%"><b>Graph Properties</b>:</TD>
        <TD width="80%">The core properties that will determine how the graph will work.</TD>
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<TR>
    <TH colspan="2"><A name="derives_from">ro:derives_from</A></TH>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>Identifier:</TD>
    <TD>
        <a href="http://www.obofoundry.org/ro/ro.owl#derives_from">http://www.obofoundry.org/ro/ro.owl#derives_from</a>
    </TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>Definition:</TD>
    <TD>Physical material that is substantially derived from other physical material. See the <a
            href="http://obofoundry.org/ro/">Relations Ontology site</a> for more information.
    </TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>Type of Term</TD>
    <TD>
        <a property="rdf:type" href="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#Property">Property</a>
    </TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>Example:</TD>
    <TD>Tissue derived from a Specimen.
    </TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>Graph Properties:</TD>
    <TD>Directed; Transitive
    </TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TH colspan="2"><A name="depends_on">depends_on</A></TH>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>Identifier:</TD>
    <TD><a href="http://biscicol.org/terms/biscicol.owl#depends_on">http://biscicol.org/terms/biscicol.owl#depends_on</a></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>Definition:</TD>
    <TD>An entity whose existence depends on another entity.
    </TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>Type of Term</TD>
    <TD>
        <a property="rdf:type" href="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#Property">Property</a>
    </TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>Example:</TD>
    <TD>Specimen depends on a collecting event (or, Collecting is the source of a Specimen)
    </TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>Graph Properties:</TD>
    <TD>Directed; Non-Transitive
    </TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TH colspan="2"><A name="alias_of">alias_of</A></TH>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>Identifier:</TD>
    <TD><a href="http://biscicol.org/terms/biscicol.owl#alias_of">http://biscicol.org/terms/biscicol.owl#alias_of</a></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>Definition:</TD>
    <TD>Two instances that are understood to be the same thing
    </TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>Type of Term</TD>
    <TD>
        <a property="rdf:type" href="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#Property">Property</a>
    </TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>Example:</TD>
    <TD>ID1 and ID2 both refer to specimenX
    </TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>Graph Properties:</TD>
    <TD>Symmetric; Transitive
    </TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TH colspan="2"><A name="related_to">related_to</A></TH>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>Identifier:</TD>
    <TD><a href="http://biscicol.org/terms/biscicol.owl#related_to">http://biscicol.org/terms/biscicol.owl#related_to</a></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>Definition:</TD>
    <TD>An entity whose existence does not solely depend on another entity
    </TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>Type of Term</TD>
    <TD>
        <a property="rdf:type" href="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#Property">Property</a>
    </TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>Examples:</TD>
    <TD>Agent (Person) related to Agent (Institution). Event related to Feature.
    </TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>Graph Properties:</TD>
    <TD>Symmetric; Non-Transitive
    </TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TH colspan="2"><A name="suffixPassthrough">suffixPassthrough</A></TH>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>Identifier:</TD>
    <TD>http://biscicol.org/terms/index.html#suffixPassthrough</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>Definition:</TD>
    <TD>Describes whether a specific identifier has the ability to resolve or mediate a suffix appended onto the end of
        the identifier itself. The root of the identifier is registered with an identifier service, while the suffix
        typically is not registered, but is "passed through" to a resolution target or mediation service that uses the
        group level identifier's metadata as a proxy for its own.

    </TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>Type of Term</TD>
    <TD>
        <a property="rdf:type" href="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#Property">Property</a>
    </TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>Examples:</TD>
    <TD>ark:/21547/R2_MBIO56 is an example of an identifier with the suffixPassthrough feature enabled. The root or
        group
        of the identifier is "ark:/21547/R2" while the suffix is "MBIO56". ark:/21547/R2 is registered with EZID while
        ark:/21547/R2_MBIO56 is not registered, but still recognized.
    </TD>
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<TD>Identifier:</TD>
<TD><a href="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Dataset">http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Dataset</a></TD>
</TR>
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<TD>Definition:</TD>
<TD>Data encoded in a defined structure.
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<TD>
  <a property="rdf:type" href="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class">Class</a>
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<TD>Comment:</TD>
<TD>Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose,
  location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition,
  webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration.
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<TH class="termTH" colspan="2"><A name="dcterms:Event">dcterms:Event</A></TH>
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<TD>Identifier:</TD>
<TD><a href="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Event">http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Event</a></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Definition:</TD>
<TD>A non-persistent, time-based occurrence.
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</TR>
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<TD>Type of Term</TD>
<TD>
  <a property="rdf:type" href="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class">Class</a>
</TD>
</TR>
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<TD>Comment:</TD>
<TD>Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose,
  location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition,
  webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration.
</TD>
</TR>


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<TH class="termTH" colspan="2"><A name="dcterms:Image">dcterms:Image</A></TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Identifier:</TD>
<TD><a href="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Image">http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Image</a></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Definition:</TD>
<TD>A visual representation other than text.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Type of Term</TD>
<TD>
  <a property="rdf:type" href="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class">Class</a>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Comment:</TD>
<TD>Examples include images and photographs of physical objects, paintings, prints, drawings, other images and
  graphics, animations and moving pictures, film, diagrams, maps, musical notation. Note that Image may include
  both electronic and physical representations.
</TD>
</TR>


<TR>
<TH class="termTH" colspan="2"><A name="dcterms:MovingImage">dcterms:MovingImage</A></TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Identifier:</TD>
<TD><a href="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/MovingImage">http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/MovingImage</a></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Definition:</TD>
<TD>A series of visual representations imparting an impression of motion when shown in succession.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Type of Term</TD>
<TD>
  <a property="rdf:type" href="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class">Class</a>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Comment:</TD>
<TD>Examples include animations, movies, television programs, videos, zoetropes, or visual output from a simulation.
  Instances of the type Moving Image must also be describable as instances of the broader type Image.
</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TH class="termTH" colspan="2"><A name="dcterms:PhysicalObject">dcterms:PhysicalObject</A></TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Identifier:</TD>
<TD><a href="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/PhysicalObject">http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/PhysicalObject</a></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Definition:</TD>
<TD>An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. (Can be applied to tissues, DNA Extract or other
  derivatives).
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Type of Term</TD>
<TD>
  <a property="rdf:type" href="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class">Class</a>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Comment:</TD>
<TD>Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Image, Text or one of the
  other types.
</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TH class="termTH" colspan="2"><A name="dcterms:Sound">dcterms:Sound</A></TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Identifier:</TD>
<TD><a href="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Sound">http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Sound</a></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Definition:</TD>
<TD>A resource primarily intended to be heard.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Type of Term</TD>
<TD>
  <a property="rdf:type" href="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class">Class</a>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Comment:</TD>
<TD>Examples include a music playback file format, an audio compact disc, and recorded speech or sounds, including
  recordings of bird song.
</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TH class="termTH" colspan="2"><A name="dcterms:Text">dcterms:Text</A></TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Identifier:</TD>
<TD><a href="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text">http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text</a></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Definition:</TD>
<TD>A resource consisting primarily of words for reading.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Type of Term</TD>
<TD>
  <a property="rdf:type" href="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class">Class</a>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Comment:</TD>
<TD>Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note
  that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TH class="termTH" colspan="2"><A name="dcterms:Location">dcterms:Location</A></TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Identifier:</TD>
<TD><a href="http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location">http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location</a></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Definition:</TD>
<TD>Location, Period, or Jurisdiction.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Type of Term</TD>
<TD>
  <a property="rdf:type" href="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class">Class</a>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Comment:</TD>
<TD>A location, period of time, or jurisdiction.
</TD>
</TR>


<TR>
<TH class="termTH" colspan="2"><A name="dcterms:Agent">dcterms:Agent</A></TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Identifier:</TD>
<TD><a href="http://purl.org/dc/terms/Agent">http://purl.org/dc/terms/Agent</a></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Definition:</TD>
<TD>A resource that acts or has the power to act.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Type of Term</TD>
<TD>
  <a property="rdf:type" href="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class">Class</a>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Comment:</TD>
<TD>Examples of Agent include person, organization, and software agent.
</TD>
</TR>


<TR>
<TH class="termTH" colspan="2"><A name="dwc:Occurrence">dwc:Occurrence</A></TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Identifier:</TD>
<TD><a href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence</a></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Definition:</TD>
<TD>A specimen, sample, collection object, individual, human or machine observation.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Type of Term</TD>
<TD>
  <a property="rdf:type" href="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class">Class</a>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Comment:</TD>
<TD>We recognize this term can have many meanings. In general, the intention for BiSciCol (and mainly for Darwin
  Core) is to identify the point at which some sample or living thing was isolated in nature. For discussion see
  <a href="http://code.google.com/p/darwincore/wiki/Occurrence">http://code.google.com/p/darwincore/wiki/Occurrence</a>
</TD>
</TR>


<TR>
<TH class="termTH" colspan="2"><A name="dwc:Identification">dwc:Identification</A></TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Identifier:</TD>
<TD><a href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Identification">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Identification</a></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Definition:</TD>
<TD>The category of information pertaining to taxonomic determinations (the assignment of a scientific name).
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Type of Term</TD>
<TD>
  <a property="rdf:type" href="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class">Class</a>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Comment:</TD>
<TD>For discussion see <a href="http://code.google.com/p/darwincore/wiki/Identification">http://code.google.com/p/darwincore/wiki/Identification</a>
</TD>
</TR>


<TR>
<TH class="termTH" colspan="2"><A name="dwc:Taxon">dwc:Taxon</A></TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Identifier:</TD>
<TD><a href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon</a></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Definition:</TD>
<TD>The category of information pertaining to taxonomic names, taxon name usages, or taxon concepts.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Type of Term</TD>
<TD>
  <a property="rdf:type" href="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class">Class</a>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Comment:</TD>
<TD>For discussion see <a href="http://code.google.com/p/darwincore/wiki/Taxon">http://code.google.com/p/darwincore/wiki/Taxon</a>
</TD>
</TR>


<TR>
<TH class="termTH" colspan="2"><A name="dwc:MeasurementOrFact">dwc:MeasurementOrFact</A></TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Identifier:</TD>
<TD><a href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MeasurementOrFact">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MeasurementOrFact</a></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Definition:</TD>
<TD>The category of information pertaining to measurements, facts, characteristics, or assertions about a resource
  (instance of data record, such as Occurrence, Taxon, Location, Event).
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Type of Term</TD>
<TD>
  <a property="rdf:type" href="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class">Class</a>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Comment:</TD>
<TD>For discussion see <a href="http://code.google.com/p/darwincore/wiki/MeasurementOrFact">http://code.google.com/p/darwincore/wiki/MeasurementOrFact</a>
</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TH class="termTH" colspan="2"><A name="envo:Biome">envo:Biome</A></TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Identifier:</TD>
<TD><a href="http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000428">http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000428</a></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Definition:</TD>
<TD>A major class of ecologically similar communities of plants, animals, and other organisms.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Type of Term</TD>
<TD>
  <a property="rdf:type" href="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class">Class</a>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Comment:</TD>
<TD>
</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TH class="termTH" colspan="2"><A name="envo:Feature">envo:Feature</A></TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Identifier:</TD>
<TD><a href="http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002297">http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002297</a></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Definition:</TD>
<TD>An environmental feature is a prominent or distinctive aspect, quality, or characteristic of a given biome.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Type of Term</TD>
<TD>
  <a property="rdf:type" href="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class">Class</a>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Comment:</TD>
<TD>
</TD>
</TR>


<TR>
<TH class="termTH" colspan="2"><A name="envo:Material">envo:Material</A></TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Identifier:</TD>
<TD><a href="http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00010483">http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00010483</a></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Definition:</TD>
<TD>Material in or on which organisms may live.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Type of Term</TD>
<TD>
  <a property="rdf:type" href="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class">Class</a>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Comment:</TD>
<TD>E.g. Water, air, soil.
</TD>
</TR>


<TR>
<TH class="termTH" colspan="2"><A name="iao:InformationContentEntity">iao:InformationContentEntity</A></TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Identifier:</TD>
<TD><a href="http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000030">http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000030</a></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Definition:</TD>
<TD>Examples of information content entites include journal articles, data, graphical layouts, and graphs. For
  BiSciCol, we are also defining this to include Sequences contained in sequence repositories.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Type of Term</TD>
<TD>
  <a property="rdf:type" href="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class">Class</a>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Comment:</TD>
<TD>
</TD>
</TR>


<TR>
<TH class="termTH" colspan="2"><A name="rdfs:Resource">rdfs:Resource</A></TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Identifier:</TD>
<TD><a href="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource">http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource</a></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Definition:</TD>
<TD>Resource is the class of everything. Use this for any category of information not covered by the above classes.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Type of Term</TD>
<TD>
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